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by Gary Seacrtst
After two straight national
championships the demand for. tickets to
Nebraska football games is running at an
all-time high. So high, in fact, that a new
addition to Memorial Stadium (bringing the
capacity to over 76.000) will still not take
care of all the requests for tickets, according
to University ticket Manager Jim Pittenger.
Construction is now underway to install
9,400 seats to the south end zone by the
start of the 1972 season -Memorial
Stadium's 50th year. However, Pittenger said
the University has not decided how the new
seats will be distributed.
In the wake of the increased demand for
tickets, Pittenger is studying the current
ticket priority system for possible revisions.
He has conferred with the Board of Regents
on the matter, but no final decision has been
made.
One of Pittenger's main concerns is to
insure that every student who wants a ticket
can get one. Last season several hundred
students could not pet tickets for the first
Injuries hamper drills;
rookies please Devaney
Nebraska Coach Bob Devaney was
worried about injuries, but was pleased
about the play of new players as the Huskers
began their second week of spring practice
Monday.
"Nagging injuries have really slowed
down our opportunity to look at all our
players," Devaney remarked. "Right now
we're studying and grading the film (of
Saturday's scrimmage) and there are some
young players that are coming around."
Devaney was especially concerned with
injuries to All-American flanker Johnny
Rodgers, who is recovering from hand
surgery, and sophomore quarterback Terry
Luck, who is sidelined after injuring a knee
last week.
three home games because of an unexpected
enrollment increase.
"We want to do everything possible to
rectify what happened last season,"
Pittenger said. "We hope to put enough
tickets away for next fall so we have an
adequate supply for students."
Last season about 87 per cent of the UN L
students purchased tickets, the highest
percentage in the nation.
Once a Big Red fan obtains a ticket in the
new addition he might also need to buy
binoculars. When the addition is completed,
the last row (the 98th row) of the south end
zone will be 69 yards away from the nearest
goal line. That's only three yards shorter
than Johnny Rodgers' 72 -yard punt return
against Oklahoma last season.
Besides the 9,400 seats, the new addition
to the stadium will include dressing rooms,
concession facilities and ticket and
administrative offices under the stands. The
Athletic Department is to pay for the
construction, which will exceed $700,000.
The stadium was completed in time for
the 1923 season with a capacity of 32,000.
The construction was financed by Athletic
Department funds and donations-a
precedent that has been followed in all five
additions to the complex.
Here are the improvements:
1964. South end zone addition with
16,000 seats. Capacity: 48.000.
1S65. Start of north end zone section
with 8,000 seats. Capacity: 53,000.
1966, Wings on the north end zone
section with 12,000 seats. Capacity: 65,000.
1967. Press box with guest section for
2.000. Capacity: 66,200.
1972. Addition of 9,400 to the south end
zone. Capacity: 76,400.
Last year the Huskers averaged 67,621
fans. The new addition will make the
stadium the nations' ninth largest on a
college campus.
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Jura bargains
for top pro bid
Chuck Jura will soon get a lesson in labor
negotiations.
The 6-10 Nebraska center was selected
Monday by the Chicago Bulls in the third round
of the National Basketball Association draft,
but last month he was drafted by Salt Lake
City of the rival American Basketbal
Association. Jura now hopes to take advantage
of the current bidding war between the NBA
and the newer ABA.
"I'm not picking one league over another,"
he said Tuesday. "I'll go with the league that
gives me the most money and the best deal."
Jura will have help in his hopes of obtaining
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a multi-year, no-cut contract. He has retained
an agent from Chicago to aid him in the
negotiating.
AKhoughJte has been invited to try out for
the US. Olympic basketball team. Jura said, "I
don't think right now that I'll try out. I think
I'll go ahead and try to negotiate a contract."
The All-Big Eight performer noted his
chances of playing for Chicago and Salt Lake
City are good since both dubs are in need of
big men.
Jura's basketball credentials received a boost
recently when he was designated as one of the
top college basketball players in the nation by a
scouting service for 11 ABA and 10 NBA
teams. The scouting report said, "Would
someone please give Jura a real good shot
because he could be the surprise of the entire
draft."
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Nebraska's A! Nissen is
among 15 senior btskettx.ll
players who have been awarded
$1,000 postgraduate
scholarships by the National
Collegiate Athletic
Association.
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Nissen, a three-year
letterman and two-year starter
at guard and forward, is
Nebraska's first basketball
player to receive the award.
The scholarship program is
designed to honor
student-athletes who excell in
both sports and academic
work.
The 6-4 Husker senior has a
3.193 average as a pre-med
major and has been accepted to
the University of Nebraska
College of Medicine. Nissen in
his senior year averaged 12
points a game, second only to
Chuck Jura among the
Huskers.
Entries for the men's
intrtoriural track and field meet
are due by April 25. Only three
entries from any organization
will be accepted for a running
event with unlimited entries
allowed in the field events.
The meet will be at the new
UNL outdoor fade beginning
April 27. For further
information, contact the
Recreation and Intramurals
Office.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2. 1972